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gusto Definition

gusto (gus)

noun

  1. taste; liking
  2. keen enjoyment; enthusiastic appreciation; zest; relish
  3. great vigor or liveliness
  4. Archaic artistic style

Etymology: It & Sp < L gustus, taste < IE base *ĝeus-, to enjoy, taste > choose

gusto Synonyms

gusto

n.

zeal, fervor, ardor; see enthusiasm 1.

gusto Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Most people had a real gusto about their enthusiasm for what had happened.
  • add: But the rough husk was not ill to pierce, and only added gusto to the kernel.

Adjective modifier

  • usual: The gentleman's stuffed chicken thigh was a work of art, which he devoured with his usual gusto.
  • great: They sing their praises to God with great gusto - or in a quieter meditative manner.
  • equal: Their defender Noel Cantwell was approaching with equal gusto.
  • much: Kicking off we had Frankie belting out Two Tribes with much gusto.
  • such: The band plow through their songs with such gusto, you'd think they had a bus to catch.
  • real: Most people had a real gusto about their enthusiasm for what had happened.

Preposition: of

  • man: In his seventies he plays with the gusto of a man able to renew his vision by staying true to his youthful credos.

Preposition: by

  • cast: On the plus side it is a production that is slick in the extreme and acted with gusto by a quite brilliant cast.

Preposition: than

  • china: Starts airing the more gusto than china is perfectly natural have the task.

Browse dictionary entries near gusto

  1. Gustavus
  2. gustatory
  3. gustation
  4. Gustaf
  5. gust
  6. gussy
  7. gusset
  8. gushy
  9. gushing
  10. gusher
  1. gusty
  2. gut
  3. gutbucket
  4. Gutenberg
  5. Guthrie
  6. gutless
  7. guts
  8. gutsy
  9. gutta
  10. gutta-percha